system malfunction

Q:system malfunction

I just switched my computer into a new case and im having some problems. my cpu fan wont go on, it wont boot and theres nothing on the screen. the only time the cpu fan goes on is when i unplug the computer it spins a little bit for about 8 seconds. everything else seems to go on like the lights and other fans. im thinking it could be the motherboard. can anyone help me?

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I recommend downloading and running Reimage. It's a computer repair tool that has been proven to identify and fix many Windows problems with a high level of success.

Ok. My toshiba windows 7 was slow because i had too much on it. So i took everything off i wanted and tried a system restore. Something happened and it messed up and gave me an error message F3-F200-0002 it says an error has occured. Please press [ok] to turn computer off. Everytime i start the computer it goes to the windows 7 screen then to this message. I tried to hit the button to repair computer and retry my restore but repair computer is no longer an option. Help i have no idea what to do.

If you have system malfunction problems BSOD screens or others on multiplayer games or in something about the internet check if you have your network adaptor RTL 8139 because i see on many friends of mine ho have this type of network adapteur that they recive BSOD when they try to play multiplayer games or even download something from internet explorer.I'm not sure if this is it but at least try to use another network adapteur and see if this problem disapear.

A:System malfunction problem

Blondu, maybe it's just me (it's Monday after all), but is there a question in there somewhere?

The XP Home System Restore has not and will not work since I installed the XP Home OEM ~2 years ago. I found an article at this site but did not write the file it told me to look for in msconfig. I looked for it there originally, after reading the article but could not find it in msconfig? What files have to be "turned on" in msconfig to have "System Restore" work? All settings that I have looked at (hard drive etc.) say that system restore is "on" and working but it will not let me create a restore point, and does not recognize any past "restore points" because they have not been created? Is there a "fix"? Let me know. If there is supposed to be a file in msconfig on the start tab, what is it and how do I get it there. Thanks. P.M.

A:XP System Restore malfunction

run services.msc and check to see if the System Restore service is present and set to automatic startup and is started. Make sure you have adequate Hard drive space available for it.

Hello i've recently changed the time of system restore task execution from 12am to 12pm, not only because i use the most but also because i was seeing less restore points created. I've changed the maximum space used from 10 gb to 90 gb but there is only 2 restore points, you can see from the screenshots the last execution date was yesterday but in the restore point list figure 25/12 there should be more than 2 restore points as the task is executed not only on startup but also daily on 12 pm. Help?

A:System Restore Bug or Malfunction?

Happy New YearI am going to give you help that you would not expect; forget about system restore. Download the free Macrium Reflect. Then once a week or so, make an image to be placed on an external drive. Whatever the problem, virus, malfunction etc, just put back the image. It saved me 3 times, when restore was useless; especially with a virus.

Ok. My toshiba windows 7 was slow because i had too much on it. So i took everything off i wanted and tried a system restore. Something happened and it messed up and gave me an error message F3-F200-0002 it says an error has occured. Please press [ok] to turn computer off. Everytime i start the computer it goes to the windows 7 screen then to this message. I tried to hit the button to repair computer and retry my restore but repair computer is no longer an option. Help i have no idea what to do.

A:System Restore Malfunction

Instruction for ERROR CODE: F200_0002!System Recovery from Hard Disk Drive The entire information will be erased on to your hard disk, if you carry on. You will need to make sure that to comprise the power adapter plugged in. Does not turn off or restart your system during the ongoing process. 1. Initially you keep hold the power button for around 5 to 10 seconds to turn off your system. Keep in mind that keep holding the power button force the system to turn off. But any of the unsaved data will be lost. 2. At the similar time press and keep hold the zero key simultaneously, now push the power button one time to switch on your system.3. While the screen is get appeared then free the 0 key.4. If it any message to select the 32bit or 64bit operating system then you click Next button.5. When provoked by the warning screen; click on to the Yes button to keep continue with the system recovery.6. In that choose Recovery of Factory Default Software from the menu and then hit it off on the Next.7. Choose Recover to out-of-box state option from certain options and then click Next button once again.8. Understand and recognize this final warning screen.9. Now finally click Next to start recovery

I recently updated my SystemCare(SC) on my computer from SC5 to SC6. I notice once I was finished with the upgrade, I wasn't able to access my Army Knowlegde Account (AKO) any longer. What might be my computer problem?

A:System or Browser Malfunction

Using IObit Advanced SystemCare and other similar type utilities is a good way to trash your computer.

They can damage Windows and break programs and generate error/warning messages and wreak havoc.

Hi recently I tried doing a system restore on windows 8 and after going through the process of waiting, I received a message upon reboot namely this "System Restore did not complete successfully, Your computer's files and settings were not changed. Details; System Restore could not access a file. This is probably because an anti-virus program is running on the computer . Temporally disable your antivirus program and retry System Restore. An unspecified error occurred during System Restore, (0x80070005)"anyway I panicked and went to undo the last change made(if one was in fact made) via system restore , but the same thing happened I repeated this procedure a few times trying to restore to the same point and then undoing the operation (I have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) to which it just kept giving the same error message after going through a short process and rebooting each time.I was wondering could any of this possibly of corrupted my files, deleted files, or wrecked anything in any way, my computer my programs, anything.As far as I can remember the restore process said something about restoring registry each time, which only took a short time.I need to know from proffesionals like you guys and gals if I have done anything wrong and if so how to irraverse it.

Hi! Once in a while my system halts and I get this error message : "System halted Hardware Malfunction".My system is Duron 1300Mhz , 512 SDRAM, NVidia GeForce MX/MX 400 and MS 8137C motherboard.The problem is that I my system doesn't stop all the times.For a while it was crashing only after I started my computer then I restarted it and it worked ok for hours.Now I noticed that sometimes I get this message when I try to insert a floopy disk but not allways.If someone could give me a hand, I really would appreciate it. Thanks.

A:HELP - system halted hardware malfunction

Check the event viewer and post any error messages you are getting there. Also what OS do you have (and service pack number)?

If its doing it when inserting a floppy you may have something as simple as a loose connection. Open up your case and make sure everything is properly seated.

Vista Home Basic ACER laptop. Worked fine until I uninstalled AOL Spyware Protection, at which time I could not obtain Internet access, and all programs opened slowly only after a few minutes delay. For example, when I clicked Start, it would take a few minute before the menu popped up. Then when selecting Programs, accessories, and on to system restore, each of these steps had a delay of a at least 3 minutes before reacting.

My thought was to return the computer to when it was working fine.

So I attempted system restore, selected a date, and received the below message.

Error 0x800423F3 : The writer experienced a transient error. If the backup process is retried, the error may not reoccur.

After this attempt, no dates for system restore remained so I tried to manually create a restore point. After a couple of minutes of this step, I received the same error message.

Also when trying to use the Start feature, it will freeze and then I receive the message Windows Explorer is not responding and is trying to fix the problem, with no different result.

I tried system restore in safe mode, but it does not offer creating a manual restore option and restore point dates were not listed.

I tried the following steps without success:

1) Start the computer and press f8 on boot up and select 'Safe Mode without networking'.2) In the start menu type 'cmd' (without quotes) and on the top search result right click the program and choose 'run as administrator'3) Type "net stop winm... Read more

A:Cannot System Restore to correct PC malfunction

By the way, I am losing hope that this is solvable. I posted this on geekstogo.com 8 days ago, during which time it has received over 140 "views" but no replies from its staff or visitors to the site.For all that matters it could be 140 other people with the same problem looking to see ifyou found a solutionThis error is caused by a bug in the driver for Intel ICH5R chipset that results in critical disk 0 not being marked as fixed hard disk. There is no workaround because. According to Intel, this version is not Windows Vista compatible: http://support.intel.com/support/chipsets/...b/CS-023616.htmhttp://bertk.mvps.org/html/eerrormsgsv.htmlIt appears that a reformat might be your best (and only) option

Tech Support Guy System Info Windows Media XP vs 2002 service pack 3 Dell inspiron 6400I attempted to change msconfig as it took forever to load all programs found there. out of the blue got mssg access error denied to make change. Contact or login is administrator, which I already had. Now I cannot even access internet, I get error message when attempting to access help and support, "cannot open because a system service is not running". System restore points were deleted somehow, so I have nothing to restore. I've tried a system reboot, but the F11 button does not respond, so I can;t figure how to get back to factory settings. Any help would be appreciated.

I recently purchased an HP ProBook 450 G3. I am using two passport compact 1 TB drives with my laptop's two USB 3.0 ports. In normal use there is no problem. However, when I copy a lot of data from one to the other (or from one to the laptop's internal drive) the drives keep disconnecting. I know this because first I will get a copying error saying either the source or the destination is missing. Then I will hear the "chime" that Windows makes when a USB device connects or disconnects. Then the autoplay window for the Passport drive will appear. It seems that it spontaneously disconnects and then reconnects. I can continue using it for a time afterward, but it always spontaneously disconnects at some point, always when I am doing large data transfers.

I wondered if I have a poor physical connection---the USB plugs seem a bit loose. I checked if there is any vibration or movement that could break the connection, but so far there is no evidence that anything is moving. The disconnection always happens when a lot of data is being transferred, while the drives are sitting completely still.

Any ideas how to debug this?

A:Hard drive malfunction? USB port malfunction? Or just normal?

This is a hard situation to diagnose from a distance IMO. "Loose" is somewhat subjective, and barring serious abuse the only kinds of usb connectors & ports I've ever seen fail mechanically are mini and micro USB2 types.

I'd be inclined to suspect the drives first, especially if they are from the same family and were produced around the same time (the "bad batch" phenomenon). Have you tried to reproduce the problem on other machines, or with different drives on your machine?

Recently my system just began erratic behaviour with constantly changing its date from current calendar date to 2002. There was this suggestion to change tyhe CMOS battery. That has been done but the date change is still persistent.

One interesting thing is that when you type regedit in the run box, it displays the sounds and audio devices properties dialog box. If you try running symantec antivirus client, it displays the same dialog box. Sometimes when you doubleclick to open my computer icon, the sounds and audio devices properties dialog box will open. If you shut down the system and set the date back to current date through setup, as soon as the system is powered back, the date changes back to 2002 with the sounds and audio devices properties dialog box poping up.

Could this be a virus or malware problem?
Attached are the DDS.txt, Attach.txt and gmer.txt files.

Thanks for your urgent response.

A:System Malfunction with constant date change

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A few days ago, I started getting 1-2 minute long system hangs where basically, my screen would freeze and sound will either playback in extremely slow motion, start stuttering, or just no sound at all. The system is completely unresponsive during this time but it usually recovers after a minute or two. I am running Windows 7 64bit.

I'm reasonably confident that I have pinpointed what is causing this to occur; Flash Player or something associated with it. I realized that only when I'm running something that uses Flash Player do I get these system hangs. When I play Youtube videos, my system will hang randomly and when I was running an application that uses Flash, my system would also hang. Playing a 1080p video file in WMP for an hour straight does not result in these system hangs at all, so I don't believe it is a video/sound card problem.

I've tried reinstalling my sound and video drivers, as well as reinstalling Flash Player but unfortunately, this has not solved the issue. I did not recently install anything onto my system. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks.

A:Flash player causing system malfunction

On any type of browser used, it freezes? Have you tried running antispyware/malware programs on your system? Are you on the latest driver versions installed?

hi forums! kindly view this video link so every reader may assess what's wrong with my notebook. i surely trully can't describe the current situation of my notebook so please spare me some of your time just 45sec and you're ready to try your troubleshooting expertise..

I originally posted this elsewhere .... and then just went to system restore , which worked. This is the hijack this report before i restored. Does it look like virus or infection... or just malfunction? Do i need to clean something off even though i restored and now everything works fine? I plan to disconnect the computer from internet permanently because it has company files on it and can't take a chance.

I can't hit backspace twice without pause, in fact anything on keyboard twice without counting to 3 first. I tried the keyboard area in control panel and tried adjusting the delay. It did no good. I tried another keyboard, no different. Also beeps on every stroke as it types.
I did the scan thing as requested on 5 things to do before post. 9 spyware came up on panda.
Enclosing what i can , i am not too good at computers. My secretary that caused this states it started when she accidently held down the shift key too long. ?//? My computer is also not recognizing flash drive, don't know if that is related or not. shows no drive e, f or anything on my computer area..Printer is fine and speakers work.
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The error occurs randomly. My drivers, bios, and vbios are all up to date. I have had a new motherboard installed. I've ran memtest for 9 passes and nothing. I ran prime95 for 26 hours and nothing, but when stopping and coming back to the laptop 10 min later I lost USB functionality.

It's weird because this week I saw different blue screen errors. Perfmon shows nothing but a service failed when I get it to work the few times I just lose USB/Touchpad function and the system doesn't lock up.

This is my second reinstall and I've also tried new RAM and a new SSD and nothing fixed the errors. I've tried different USB ports, different mice, and all that stuff to no avail.

I am having a new system sent to me in the next week or two but this problem really irks me so I figured I'd post up my stuff for someone to look at and maybe see what the deal is because I'm baffled. The Dell techs are terrible to say the least but I thought for sure this was memory related but it isn't.

The error occurs randomly. My drivers, bios, and vbios are all up to date. I have had a new motherboard installed. I've ran memtest for 9 passes and nothing. I ran prime95 for 26 hours and nothing, but when stopping and coming back to the laptop 10 min later I lost USB functionality.

It's weird because this week I saw different blue screen errors. Perfmon shows nothing but a service failed when I get it to work the few times I just lose USB/Touchpad function and the system doesn't lock up.

This is my second reinstall and I've also tried new RAM and a new SSD and nothing fixed the errors. I've tried different USB ports, different mice, and all that stuff to no avail.

I am having a new system sent to me in the next week or two but this problem really irks me so I figured I'd post up my stuff for someone to look at and maybe see what the deal is because I'm baffled. The Dell techs are terrible to say the least but I thought for sure this was memory related but it isn't.

These were caused by you USBHUB.SYS. If you have more than 2-3 USB device in use the voltage drops

I would runhttp://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1538-sfc-scannow-command-system-file-checker.html?ltr=S

A few days ago, I started getting 1-2 minute long system hangs where basically, my screen would freeze and sound will either playback in extremely slow motion, start stuttering, or just no sound at all. The system is completely unresponsive during this time but it usually recovers after a minute or two. I am running Windows 7 64bit.

I'm reasonably confident that I have pinpointed what is causing this to occur; Flash Player or something associated with it. I realized that only when I'm running something that uses Flash Player do I get these system hangs. When I play Youtube videos, my system will hang randomly and when I was running an application that uses Flash, my system would also hang. Playing a 1080p video file in WMP for an hour straight does not result in these system hangs at all, so I don't believe it is a video/sound card problem.

I've tried reinstalling my sound and video drivers, as well as reinstalling Flash Player but unfortunately, this has not solved the issue. I did not recently install anything onto my system. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks.

A:Flash Player causing system malfunction

Explain hang, does it just freezes and does nothing until you manually power off the machine or does it give you blue screen of death with error codes etc
http://www.techsupportforum.com/foru...ta-452654.html

When you reinstalled the drivers, did you uninstalled the old drivers first and freshly installed the new drivers or just install over?

also can you provide more information about your computer? make and model
if custom build then list the specs of your motherboard, RAM, CPU etc

if you are unsure about them you can download speccy to give you that info

My computer is approximately 4 years old. I have never had a problem until now. I was trying to clean up my laptop from old and malicious files. I downloaded AVG Free 8.0 and Spyware Doctor. I was planning to download several other spyware, malware, and diagnostic software but realized that I could not update any of these programs. This was the case whether or not I used a wireless or direct ethernet connection. I am hypothesizing there might be some kind of trojan which is making it impossible for me to update, although I have never heard of this before. I decided that I would do a system restore to a point when I knew the cpu was working fine. This did not work. My computer will not let me do a system restore. It has dates set aside but when I hit NEXT to proceed with the restore nothing happens. Now, I feel that my only option is to reinstall my OS but I do not believe I have the disks anymore. In a nut shell my cpu is infected and making my life quite difficult. Here is the hijack report and general specs:

i used comodo cleaner,,the wiper function,,what a mistake, all my shortcuts,, favorites, program access are disabled, all the desktop icons wont finish loading, and they dont work, cant use system restore either,, programs are still there in files , they wont load , all icons for programs will not appear , any ideas where to go to fix this, ?

A:shortcuts malfunction program access malfunction

did it give you the option to back up before wiping? if so you can use that, or try system restore in safe mode.

I own a Lenovo G530 which is running Window XP Service Pack 3. I have run into some problem which concerns the USB ports. Yesterday, I inserted a USB flash drive (pen drive) into one of the port. Since then, the My Computer page fails to load. A flash light icon appears and keeps searching for drivers and folders forever. The drivers themselves are accessible through the command prompt or through the Run interface.

After this problem occurred, I tried to shut-down the system but it hung on Saving Your Settings. I did force shutdown through the power button. After re-starting the system, the problem persists. My Computer view is stuck in the scan phase. Also, I am unable to use my USB internet data card.

first thing i would try is open a command prompt and type in sfc /scannow . this would allow windows to repair some minor problems. if that doesn't work, i would be suspicious of some type of infection.

I recently upgraded from Vista to Windows 7 (32 bit) on a Dell Inspiron 6400 laptop. I have 2gigs of mem. After the upgrade a few days later the computer freezes up and nothing works except to turn it off. On occasion, I get the following error message:
"Hardware malfunction - NMI:Parity Check/Memory Parity Error - The System has Halted."
I have searched various forums and also searched the Internet and was told that simply removing the memory and reinstalling them should fix the problem but it hasn't. I have also ran various memory check programs from both Dell 32-Bit Diagnostics Utility and Microsoft Windows Memory Diagnostic all to no avail.
Does anyone have any ideas or solutions?
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I have to say that this solve my NMI parity issue. I had problems with the integrated NIC. I disabled it within Windows and then the problem went away. I then installed a new PCI NIC. I was having this problem with Windows 7 32-bit on a Dell OptiPlex 360. The problem is no more.

Hello all i need your help when i play world of warcraft and watch videos my computer will crash and go to a blue screen and say Bluescreen "hardware malfunction" "the system has halted" anyone kno what i can do?

I am experiencing a malfunction where sometimes my screen will partially or completely become covered with horizontal lines. It can happen at any time. On or off line. It happens in my photo program sometimes blocking out whole or partial pics. I can roll my mouse wheel up and down and it will disappear. It happens completely at random. I uploaded a screenshot to look at. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

I have left my PC working continuously for 3 months now and everything was fine .. until suddenly I heard a weird ticking sound wich after the computer freezed and stopped responding .. then each time I restart the problem occurs again and again (about 5 minutes after res.) ...

I keep getting this error "One of the USB devices attached to this computer has malfunctioned, and Windows does not recognize it". And if I leave my PC on to long the keyboard, mouse, and sometimes even the monitor stop working. I've tried unplugging the keyboard and mouse (which are not USB) and plugging them back in, but to no avail. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks

I have a laptop with a F1 key Malfunction, when Windows XP loads and my desktop appears it then loads help and support continuously, finally locking up the system. My question is how can i stop F1 from running help, is there some windows service that i can turn off permanently? So that the F1 key means nothing? Replacing the keyboard is not an option for me at this time!

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A:F1 key Malfunction

You can disable the Help and Support service from the Services management console (Start > Run > services.msc), or from a cmd prompt: sc stop helpsvc, then sc config helpsvc start= disabled.

Well, to get right into it, my PSU conked out. I shut down my computer (Start > Turn Off Computer . . .), it didn't automatically turn off like it normally does. So, I tried the power switch, nothing happened. Finally, I flipped the switch on the PSU. Obviously, it was off now.The next day, I went to turn it on, and it didn't. I tested the power switch, it was fine, so the next thing to check was the PSU. Took it to a computer service store, they tested it, it was dead. I sent it back to the company, they sent me a brand new one. And that brings us to today.

I installed the PSU in my computer, hooked it up to everything (mb, harddrive, video card, CD-Rom, fans). I pushed the power button, the PSU lit up (it has a lighted fan on it) and the fan went on, this lasted about a second, then it shut off. Well, then I went through step-by-step:- Connected only the motherboard to the PSU - turned on, stayed on, beeped.- Connected the motherboard and the larger fan - turned on, stayed on, beeped.- Connected the motherboard, larger fan, and the harddrive - turned on, stayed on, beeped.- Connected the motherboard, larger fan, hard drive, and video card - turned on, stayed on, did not beep. (apparently it was beeping because there was no video output.- Connected the motherboard, larger fan, hard drive, video card, and plugged everything into the back of the computer - turned on, stayed on.- Connected everything listed above, plus the smaller fan, turned an... Read more

A:PSU Malfunction

Although there are things like power surges and lightning strikes that could kill a PSU, there is really no reason to try to come up with a scenario for what happened. Often they just die and it can be without warning. I think you are saying that now everything works. If the new PSU suddenly quits then you may have a problem that needs to be figured out.

Today I downloaded the latest version of Internet Explorer and shortly thereafter I received a message "USB Malfunction...Device not recognized" I was not sure what "device" the message was referring to.

After that, I noticed my LINKSYS Wireless Icon was missing not allowing me to log on to the internet. There are two other PC's on our wireless network which are working fine.

How do I fix this and get my LINKSYS Wireless Icon back???

Thanks,

Cheri

A:USB Malfunction???

go to device manager

in the device manager uninstall all listed usbshut down

unplug all usb plugsreboot twice after that replug and check it.____________

I have a current issue with my laptop that I would like some assistance on. When I go to play a computer game (such as DOTA 2), the CPU fan malfunctions a few minutes into playing the game and then intermittently switches off then on until I shut the computer off for a while. Is there any way to fix this issue? I have already updated my bios and it did not help.

A:CPU Fan Malfunction

Hi jdendrin,

First and foremost, please post your computer specs. Posting computer specs definitely helps us troubleshoot computer issues more efficiently. What is the brand/model of your laptop? Do you have warranty on your laptop? It's possible that the fan inside your laptop is dying.

I have a Atapi 6x/32x dvd-rom. Recently, when attempting to insert and install any type of software...dvd or cd it causes my computer to crash and I need to reboot. Sometimes, at that point a warning appears during the reboot process indicating...fatal exception OE: page fault and lists too many numbers to repeat. Could this be hardware or software problems? I have a 2 year old micron 450MHz Intel II that required a hard drive replacement last year (13.0 GB Ultra ATA66 Hard Drive) after emmiting the "sound of Death" Any one have any clues? Thank you Lisa.

A:dvd-rom malfunction?

For starters, go to start/settings/control panel/system/device manager/ cdrom tab, is it listed correctly , does it have any error indicators. If not, try selecting it, hit remove, reboot and reinstall the drive and software that came with it.

I have a Toshiba Satellite laptop with XP Home Edition on it. All of my drives and devices connect externally and I access them through 3 different USB ports. A week ago I began having problems with my USB ports.

When I turn on my laptop, the devices (a mouse, keyboard and printer) initially are recognized and run well. Then I hear the noise from the comp as if I unplugged a device and my mouse, keyboard and printer are all no longer recognized by the comp. Sometimes I hear the noise as if I plugged them back in, sometimes I don't hear that noise but get an error message saying that my devices are not working properly and need to be replaced. All of my devices are in reality functioning properly. There does not seem to be consistency in when the USB ports stop functioning. During this time I am not touching the connections and at times am not even actively using the comp.

Do I have a trojan virus? or are my USB ports beginning to simply malfunction?
Any suggestions would be really appreciated. I can't do much with a laptop that cannot save a file to a disk or print a file. I have ad ware and spy ware removal tools (ad aware, spybot search and destroy, spyguard) as well as an updated firewall and antivirus (zone alarm suite) running on the comp. No major risks or problems have been found by these programs.
Thanks!

A:USB Malfunction

Try this: Go to start, control panel, system, click the hardware tab, and click device manager, click the plus next to Universal Serial Bus controllers, and right click and click uninstall on any USB root hubs. Then restart your computer and windows should detect your usb and reinstall the drivers.

Anyways, I just got a new laptop, specifically a Lenovo 80XS0086IX Ideapad 320-15ABR. Initially it all seemed fine, but as I used it I noticed several problems: 1) it cannot remain in sleep mode for long. After a while, it just switches off abruptly. I have tried several combinations of lid closed/open, power cord in/out, but eventually the result is always the same. 2) When powering it on after these shutdowns, the trackpad does not recognize multiple-fingers gestures, requiring a restart. 3) The disk usage frequently goes up to 100% despite no ongoing activity. 4) Sometimes, pressing the power button to power it on results in the disk starting, then abruptly stopping, then restarting again several times, before the laptop finally starts. 5) The system sometimes freezes for several seconds, even the cursor stops, only to resume any input movement later.

I have tried everything in my knowledge: I updated the BIOS, the HDD firmware, installed all Windows updates, fresh-installed Windows, but nothing seems to work (although the HDD thing apparently solved the "always 100%" problem). I ran both Windows in-built check-disk and third party programs to check for errors on the HDD, but none showed up. I'd be really glad if it was something I can fix at home, since I really need this machine to study, so sending it to be repaired/replaced back at Amazon is my very last option due to time. Hope you guys can h... Read more

when I started up this am everything on screen was smaller, icons, print, and everything. When i shut it odd last nite I used same procedure I always use. Have ran a virus scan and was clean. Can you help , please?

A:Malfunction

sounds like your screen resolution has changed, try right click on desktop and then click on properties, click on settings and change the resolution to a lower size.

Trying to open mail from my home page I am asked for confirmation of my password. A blank white page opens with the address bar flashing(?) Can anyone help? It started when I upgraded to IE10 so I reverted to IE9. The problem still persists.Can I completely uninstall IE and start again?Attached is the page in question.

Herefordian

A:IE malfunction

Make sure all Windows updates are marked "Successful". If your mail is Yahoo, AT&T or any SBC company they're having trouble with the new mail so the problem might not be on your end.

DEP processing is flaky. Setting /noexecute=OptOut and adding HP digital monitor to the exceptions list does not cause DEP enable for all processes.

No 'restart needed' popup is displayed....
?? CHROME, AVAST, FIREFOX all show DEP (permanent). All others DISABLED.....
?? setting /noexecute=AlwaysOn works, all processes DEP'd, BUT disallows HP digital monitor (can print, cannot scan or retrieve printer info).
I do have Administrator privileges but thought I noticed a popup (IIRC) re two items (processes?) not functioning, CIMV2? perhaps and one other. WBEMTEST checked for DEP 3 (OptOut), verified it was set (I forget the Superclass now, under root/cimv2).
Is this a Startup issue of some kind? Something not loading? GPEDIT under XP not helpful unless DISabling access to various options.
Thanks.... :-/

Hi everyone, I am stuck with an issue and would like your advice....I have a friends Toshiba laptop and whilst downloading/viewing or doing something else he wont admit too, he managed to run something that has altered his keyboard functions. IE.. if he presses 'p' he gets '/p'.. if he presses 'w' he gets \w.. if he.. goes on for about a dozen keys.

Thought a substance is interfering (sticking the keys), but the keys pressed are not only apart from each other they are also combinationkeys.. e.g. z= 'ctrl+a' then z

I tried... * Antivirus scan (norton) (nothing)* Anti malware scan (malware bytes) (nothing)* Anti spyware scan (spybot) (nothing)* Uninstall then reinstall Keyboard (fail)* Change keyboard layout from US to random others (fail)* Recover to "out of box" (fail)(I figured the registry would be instance specific and not persist through the "Recover to 'Out of Box'" reset.)* The 'error' continues into the bios. I just accessed and began creating password and the letters type incorrectly there as well..Hardware issue?Now I think I should try reinstall separately downloaded chipset drivers bios etc...

I now thought 'Hardware Issue' except I used a keyboard layout creator and custom made a simple layout following the US keyboard standard and all the keys work just as they should. Open the US layout and back to duD :sNote: External keyboard works fine so I thi... Read more